Cow hopple



Nwv. 6, 1923.

H; H. cOLsoN COW HOPPLE Filed July 8, 1 922 Patented Nov. 6, i923.

SDTATES EAR-DY H. GOLSON, F ELSIE, NEBRASKA.

COW HOPPIJ'E.

Application filed July 8,

I '0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HARDY H. CoLsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elsie, in the county of Perkins and State of Neil 'aska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cow llopples; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to cow hopples, and aims to provide a novel and improved device for application to the hind legs of a cow to prevent the cow from kicking and to break her of such habit.

It is another object of the invention to provide such a device having novel and improved featu es of construction, to render the device efficient and practical in use, and the device also being simple and inexpensive in contraction, and being readily carried in the pocket or stored away within small space when not in use.

A further object is to provide such a device which can be economically manufactured, and which when applied to the cows legs will not injure the legs.

lVith the forgoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompunying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the hopple as applied.

Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe device as applied showing the cows legs in section.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the left leg clasp.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the right leg clasp.

Fig. cation. 7

The device comprises a pair of clasps 7 and S for the left and right legs, respectively, and each of said clasps is formed from a rod or stock of circular cross-section. The

5 is a plan view showing a modificlasp is of arcuate form and extends through an arc of over one-half of a circle so as to embrace the rear portion of the rear leg above the hook, as seen in Fig. 2. The clasps are duplicates of one another, making 1822. Serial No. 573,576.

the manufacture cheaper than if the clasps were of different form.

The clasp 7 has an outturned eye 9 at the left side end, and a depending inclined hook 10 at the right side end, and the clasp 8 is similarly provided at the left side end with the out-turned eye 11 and at the right side end with the depending inclined hook 12. The hooks 10 and 12 of the clasps are inclined so that their lower portions or bends are spaced from the legs, and the terminals '13 of said hooks are curved or bent rearwardly.

A chain 1 1 connects the clasps, and one terminal of the chain is engaged in the eye 9 of the left leg clasp 7 The other terminal of the chain engages a link 15 which has its terminals 16 clinched together within an aperture 17 drilled in the right side portion of the clasp 8. Such chain connects the clasps and prevents the separation and loss causing the clasp 7 and chain to embrace the 7 left leg. The chain 14 is then passed from the hook 10 in front of the right leg and when the legs are brought together with the right leg slightly in rear of the left leg, as seen in Fig. 2, the corresponding link of the chain is slipped down in. the hook 12. The legs are thus held together, and the cow is prevented from kicking or walking, and after the device has been used for a time the cow will be broken of the habit of kicking. The rearwardly directed terminals 13 of the hooks 10 and 12 will prevent the accidental detachment of the links of the chain 14 from said hooks should the chain 10 slip upwardly. The clasps 7 and 8 being formed of stock of circular crosssection will not injure the legs.

If it is desired to also hold the tail, the tail can be engaged behind one of the clasps or the chain against one leg, thereby preventing the tail from being moved, as Well preventing the animal from kicking, while the hopple is applied.

As shown in Fig. 5, the end of the chainl 1 which is connected to the clasp 8, instead of being connected to said clasp by the link 15,is connected to the eye or loop 11, in the same manner that the other end of v the chain is connectedto the clasp 7 The 7, chain, in thiscase, is connected at its oppoin Fig. 4.

O Y is claimed as new is':- v

1. A cow hopple comprising a pair of legengaging clasps, a chain connected to one clasp; said clasps havingdepending hooks for receiving and holding links of: said chain. v

2. A cow hop'ple comprising a pair of legengaging clasps,. and a chain connected to one clasp, eachof said clasps being provided at oneend with a depending hook for Havin thus described the invention, What receiving and holding a link of said chain,

and the terminal of said hook being curved to retain the chain in engagement Withsaid 11001;; l-g1'rv l 3. A con; hopple including a leg-engag ng clasp having a depending cha n-receiving and holding'hookf ll A cowhopple including a leg-engaging clasp provided at one end with a depending chain-re'ceivingand holdinghook, the termi nal ofsaid hook being curvedback-to retain the chain in engagement With'the hook.

5. A cowhopple including an. arcuate'leg engaging clasp having an outturned eye at. one end and a depending'chaindecciving" and holdinghookatjthe other end.

III'lLBS'JlITlOIlY \vhereoi I have signed :m-y name to this specification in the presence of two'subscribing Witnesses. 1 I v v p 7 HARDY H; COLSON...

WVitnesses: i J. M. BAKER,

E. F. NoMnR; 

